Evaluation of preventive laser photobiomodulation in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiochemotherapy: Laser in patients with head and neck cancer
| Autor: | Alena Ribeiro Alves Peixoto Medrado, Juliana Borges de Lima Dantas, Manoela Carrera, Hayana Ramos Lima, Silvia Regina de Almeida Reis, Gabriela Botelho Martins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Stomatitis
medicine.medical_specialty Referred pain business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Head and neck cancer Chemoradiotherapy 030206 dentistry medicine.disease Surgery Clinical study Radiation therapy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Laser therapy Head and Neck Neoplasms Mucositis medicine Humans In patient Light emission 030212 general & internal medicine Low-Level Light Therapy business General Dentistry |
| Zdroj: | Special Care in Dentistry. 40:364-373 |
| ISSN: | 1754-4505 0275-1879 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/scd.12486 |
| Popis: | AIMS This study aimed to evaluate the effect of laser photobiomodulation in the prevention of oral mucositis (OM), salivary hypofunction and referred pain in patients with head and neck cancer. METHODS AND RESULTS This randomized clinical study divided patients into two groups: the laser group (LG, n = 30) and the control group (CG, n = 24). The LG (InGaAlP, 660 nm, 86.7 mW, 2 J/cm2 ) participated in the preventive protocol, while the CG underwent a simulated procedure without light emission. The degree of OM, salivary flow, and referred pain were evaluated at five different periods of radiotherapy. Both groups showed a significant increase in the degree of OM (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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